Darfuri Villager Defending Home

Creator

Unknown

Files

Preview

Creation Date

January 2007

Time Period

circa 1974-2007

Abstract

Drawing that depicts a Sudan military helicopter bombing a village in Darfur. Soldiers and militia men on horseback and in trucks are seen shooting. A villager is shown shooting back and the government invasion.

Alt Text

A child's drawing in pencil and colored crayons on graph paper that depicts a helicopter, an armed person on horseback, and a truck with a mounted machine gun attack a local village, represented by a house with pointed, thatched roof and sketches of crops or other plants. A large, red orb is being dropped by the helicopter onto the house, and the person on horseback is also firing their weapon at the home. At the bottom of the page, a villager has found a rifle of their own and is fighting back against the gun-mounted truck and its occupants.

Keywords

Genocide, Ethnic Conflict, Refugees, History, Darfur Conflict, Drawing (Visual Works)

Extent

1 drawing

Subject: geographic

Darfur (Sudan)

Place of Publication

Refugee camp, Eastern Chad

Identifier

W36-00323

Recommended Citation

Unknown, "Darfuri Villager Defending Home" (2007). Waging Peace Darfuri Children's Drawings. Image 120.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/darfuri_drawings/120